13 nostalgic pictures of Blackpool in decades gone by from Getty Images including Tony Blair, Alex Ferguson and painting Blackpool Tower
By Claire Lark
Published 15th Sep 2023, 15:06 BST
Updated 15th Sep 2023, 15:07 BST
We’ve dipped in the phenomenal archives of Getty Images to reflect on Blackpool’s past.
Full of news pictures, the extensive archive revisits key moments in the resort’s past. From painting the tower to Tony Blair and Alex Ferguson at Devonshire Road Primary School, the photos are a snapshot into days gone by.
Football supporters at the FA Cup final between Manchester United and Blackpool at Wembley, London. One of the crowd holds aloft a replica of the cup. United won the match 4-2 Photo: Fox Photos
Workers laying a new floor in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. A quarter of a million planks of wood were being fitted together onto joists supported by springs Photo: Harry Todd
Leader of the Labour Party Tony Blair MP visits Devonshire Primary School in Blackpool with Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United Football Team, 1996 Photo: Steve Eason